Congratulations, Terry
      Terry Norris is Grove Hill's Citizen of the Year and will be honored at a banquet Thursday, Nov. 1 at the Grove Hill United Methodist Church. Mrs. Norris is very deserving of the recognition by the Grove Hill Civitan Club. She has worked hard to promote the town, focusing on heritage and cultural...
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Fighting over water
      Who would have ever thought that neighboring southeastern states, both teeming with rivers and streams and adjoining oceanic waters would be fighting over the wet stuff? It happens in the dry west but not down south where water is plentiful.
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Political gunslingers
Inside the Statehouse
      The new political professionals who run campaigns today are highly paid hired guns. They go from state-tostate running U.S. senate and governors' races all over the country. Much like the gunslingers of the Wild West days they build a reputation.
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Clarke County 'get's it'
By Larry Lee Special to The Democrat
      A few years ago a community of 1,800 in west Alabama was successful in attracting a small company with 15 jobs to locate there. As is usually the case, the parent company moved a young man from their corporate office to the new location to manage the operation.
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Officials not doing their jobs
      Dear Editor, Reverse Discrimination: I cannot believe what I am seeing in Clarke County. People in City, County, State and Federal Government should be the last ones to discriminate. Age old or young, color black or white, size big or small, genders should not be a factor when it come's to the la...
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Firemen say thanks
      Dear Editor, The members of the Helwestern Volunteer Fire Department would like to thank everyone who participated in our recent Boston butt and rib sale that benefited cancer patient Jeffery West. We also want to thank everyone who purchased a Boston butt or slab of ribs. Your support was great...
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